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Most Wanted List Michelle at 2:46am 12.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1268 My parents just bought a Hunter 23 (1986). Looking to help them outfit the boat with some xmas pres
Dinghy mount on Beneteau 373 Richard D. Bantsari at 3:53am 12.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1278 Have any Beneteau 373 owners used some kind of a mount( attached to the Swimstep) to carry and inf
Need a auto helm for my Catalina 27 wheel Gary at 4:21am 12.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1079 Am interested in putting a auto helm on my boat and would like some advice. Where to purchase, type
Cal 34 tiller PMT at 4:44am 12.01.07 Cal 4/2924 Hello,I have a 1969 Cal 34 with tiller steering and I'm not sure if the tller is original as it see
Racing from Melbourne, FL to Palm Beach, FL Dave at 5:51am 12.01.07 Ask All Sailors 0/871 Is there anyone out there that keelboat races in the Melbourne to Palm Beach, FL. I just moved here
Macgregor 26 Models Russell Emery at 3:26pm 12.01.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2387 can someone tell me the difference between the various modelseg 26M 26X 26Dthanks
Ericson 26 Outboard/Inboard? Chris at 2:59pm 12.01.07 Ericson 4/2229 I am looking at this 1969 e-26. The transom looks to have been cut to allow the outboard to sit as
h 30 refit Royce at 12:11pm 12.01.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1088 Just got my 76 h30 moved to my back yard. Planning to do a complete refit. Dropped the keel and ru
69' Irwin 31 Centerboard winch tom at 11:49am 12.01.07 Irwin 2/3569 Looking for a schematic or picture of a centerboard winch. I have a 1969 Irwin 31 and the setup is l
scale model michele at 11:39am 12.01.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2869 I am looking for a scale model of a HR boat to give to a friend who dreams of someday owning the rea
Am I Missing the Boat? frankw15560 at 11:31am 12.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1882 What am I not understanding? I read on the Coast Guard web site for safe boating, that during the d
Morgan 24 Centerboard Gordon from Roswell at 9:28am 12.01.07 Morgan 12/9639 I am the proud new owner of a very well maintained 1969 Morgan 24. Took her out on my maiden voyage
How is your weather? (1) School House Steve at 8:12am 12.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1185 The name of my boat is 'Comfortably Numb' I was planning to sailing this weekend but the weather cha
rudder post leak BlueAce at 7:11pm 11.29.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1331 I have some leakage around the rudder post on my First 285, while under power. The leakage is from
Early Christmas Ed Schenck at 12:22am 11.30.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1234 "I just had to share the news of my early Christmas present. It came in the form of a phone call th
I'm Defecting Abby Normal at 1:35am 11.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1328 Well, I swore I wouldn't get biggerboatitis, but it's happened. I've put Abby on the market in some
Floatation foam Rick at 1:39am 11.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4546 What are the pros and cons to removing the floatation foam from the boat? I do not remeber other sa
Roller Furling and Sails TLC at 2:53am 11.30.07 Smaller Boats 1/952 I am wanting to install a roller furling on my 89 Hunter 26.5. Does anyone have recommendations? I
Planning for next season - information request Jim Seamans at 3:41am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 I'm interested in the "Little Wicomico River" at Sandy Point located at Potomac River and Chesapeake
How to get a tall mast under a low bridge. (1) Brian D at 4:20am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 31/6868 Remember this discussion? Here is the narative.AB88For you sailors that want to travel the ICW w

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Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 2:51pm 11.07.21 Buy the electrode from that company. It comes with a fantastic manual that explains the physics and
Alternator wiring DArcy at 2:25pm 11.07.21 Thanks @leo310 the diagram is pretty much what I have planned except I'm using an ACR so the alterna
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 11.07.21 High pressure pumps will break the seal of the water ballast lid. Top dealer for the 26 and involve
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SoSound at 2:00pm 11.07.21 You should have two red battery on/off switches for the positive side of each battery, you can turn
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 1:59pm 11.07.21 I would not reuse the drained fuel.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 1:56pm 11.07.21 @Davidasailor26, I haven't had a chance to look, yet... is it hydraulic or electrical? I seem to re
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:50pm 11.07.21 That is the part that I need to study some time soon. My unit is probably the exact same thing as
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Crazy Dave Condon at 1:50pm 11.07.21 For what it is worth, z Spar re-invented itself as US Spars located near Gainesville, Florida but or
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 dlochner at 1:39pm 11.07.21 It will work if you put the bucket in the cockpit but be sure to remove the hose immediately from t
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 1:36pm 11.07.21 With the wind measuring instrument of the cookpit of the boat. Is the instrument set to show True
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Claude L.-Auger at 1:25pm 11.07.21 It will work if you put the bucket in the cockpit but be sure to remove the hose immediately from th
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:25pm 11.07.21 Does the International Marine Institute maintain a copy of those for their records?
Freaky voltage reading DArcy at 1:24pm 11.07.21 Is it reading the really high voltage with the engine running or with it off? If it is only while ru
Alternator wiring leo310 at 1:09pm 11.07.21 Visio-PYS BWC v3.vsdx (pysystems.ca This may help
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 12:45pm 11.07.21 Once again, I really like the looks of that boat. Agree, Will. As we passed by, I noticed someone
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! twodzusfittings at 12:26pm 11.07.21 Mmmmmmm Yes I am asking a lot. But hey, I asked for free advice, so I shouldn't be picky. Joe Wh
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 11:44am 11.07.21 With the wind measuring instrument of the cookpit of the boat. I put the throtle in reverse to close
Has anyone built a boarding step? LeeandRick at 11:30am 11.07.21 We have a Garelick/Eez-In 4 step telescoping hook ladder. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/garelick--
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 11.07.21 A new tach is not a big deal. VDO is the best buy. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/could
Freaky voltage reading dlochner at 11:24am 11.07.21 problem with the faulty meter theory is that it is reading fine on the house battery bank and the A

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